Garlic Garlic Everywhere!

Time sure is flying...

That being said, it was time to pick my garlic; the garlic I planted back in November.

And they look and smell DELICIOUS!

I planted 33 cloves in the fall and just last night picked 28 BIG beautiful bulbs!

They're hanging in my garage per usual for a couple weeks to dry.

What's Up Doc?!

 

YUMMY!!

 

It's carrot picking time here at the ole homestead!

 

Not only am I looking forward to these tasty morsels but our rabbits are too but just the green tops.  These carrots also attracted well over a dozen Black Swallowtail caterpillars.  They dined on them a grew into big, plump fatties! 

2013 Garlic Harvest, A-Yum!

German White Garlic Harvest

 

As you can see from the above picture the garlic plants have all but died, signaling harvest time!

Here all plants have been removed and garlic bed tilled.

Here is the freshly harvested, dirty, yet wonderful bounty, (31 bulbs)!

And here they are hung out to dry.

Weekend Harvesting, Yummy!

Dug 12 of our 16 feet of potatoes yesterday. Our haul is pictured below; Red Norland and Russet, with Yukon Gold to be dug soon - the plants are still green and alive. I'm thinking Red Norland mashed potatoes with the skin on or perhaps cooked like home fries, yum. My mouth is watering just thinking about it!



The tomatoes are starting to come in like gang-busters. Here is a sampling of what we picked yesterday. Tomato canning is just around the corner. Watching JoAnne can reminds me SO much of my mother and brings me back...



How bout these (2) beautiful head of broccoli!! Softball sized and kept from the dreaded woodchucks. Hmm, hmm good! How to cook? Suggestions anyone?!?! Something delicious and challenging, don't want to make it too easy for JoAnne, hehehe!



We also picked more cucumbers which are coming out of our ears, a couple small and rather pathetic Vidalia onions, and a two zucchini squash.